Weight The Myth of Atlas and Heracles |
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Author:
| Winterson, Jeanette |
Series title: | The Myths Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-84195-799-9 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2006 |
Publisher: | Canongate Books
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $16.00 |
Book Description:
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With wit and verve, the prize-winning author ofSexing the CherryandOranges Are Not the Only Fruitbrings the mythical figure of Atlas into the space age and sets him free at last. In her retelling of the story of a god tricked into holding the world on his shoulders and his brief reprieve, she sets difficult questions about the nature of choice and coercion, how we choose our own destiny and at the same time can liberate ourselves from our seeming fate. Finally in paperback,Weightis a...
More DescriptionWith wit and verve, the prize-winning author ofSexing the CherryandOranges Are Not the Only Fruitbrings the mythical figure of Atlas into the space age and sets him free at last. In her retelling of the story of a god tricked into holding the world on his shoulders and his brief reprieve, she sets difficult questions about the nature of choice and coercion, how we choose our own destiny and at the same time can liberate ourselves from our seeming fate. Finally in paperback,Weightis a daring, seductive addition to Canongate’s ambitious series of myths by the world’s most acclaimed authors.